The Noor Jahan; the best value for money Indian restaurant Nottingham has to offer

The Noor Jahan; the best value for money Indianwe were students (and still are) and it seemed to
restaurant Nottingham has to offer.be the cheapest ‘real’ restaurant
Being a thriving city, full of students, workers andNottingham had available to us (and when I say
commuters, Nottingham has a high demand for‘real’ I mean a restaurant that
quick and easy food. However, as economicscooks the food, serves it at a table, and takes
states, the higher the demand for a product,the crockery away with them) and after entering,
usually, the higher the price is charged for thatour thoughts that the food would be disappointing
product. You may find this in certain restaurantswere all but confirmed. The restaurant was
around the City of Nottingham, yet I believe thatcompletely empty, save myself, my 4 friends,
this does not apply when you visit a certainand the two members of staff. However the
restaurant Nottingham is currently hosting.phrase ‘never judge a book by its
The Noor Jahan is an Indian restaurant Nottinghamcover’ was never more appropriate, nor
modestly hides away on Mansfield Road, amidwas the idea of myself eating humble pie, despite
tens of take-aways and fast food shops, yet inactually dining at an Indian restaurant.
my own personal opinion it is quite easily the bestTo put it simply, the food was fantastic; the
value Indian restaurant Nottingham has to offer, ifstarter was large enough to be a main and the
not simply the best value for money restaurantmain was delicious enough to be dessert. I started
Nottingham has, period.with an Onion Bhaji which turned out to be two
Whilst looking for a place to dine, my friends and Iof the biggest I’d seen, cooked with a
came across The Noor Jahan on Mansfield road,truly authentic Indian taste. For the main I went
located about 5 minutes away from ourfor a King Prawn Tandoori which was served
residence. After glancing at the menu we camestraight off the sizzling hot plate in front of me
across a deal, designed per person, that seemedwhich counted for great showmanship. On the
to be too good to be true: one starter, one mainside I had a Keema Naan which, quite frankly was
course with a side of either naan bread or alarger than my plate itself. The service was
vegetable dish, with coffee and mints to befantastic, and although the place was empty, it
served at the end, all for a price of £10.95.never felt awkward save for the first 2 minutes.
At first we decided to eat there purely because